diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 8b4af1536..cf32b67ea 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2452,6 +2452,8 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 		growshrinktimer = 0;
 		bumper = ((gametyperules & GTR_BUMPERS) ? K_StartingBumperCount() : 0);
 		rings = ((gametyperules & GTR_SPHERES) ? 0 : 5);
+		if (modeattacking & ATTACKING_SPB)
+			rings = 20;
 		spheres = 0;
 		kickstartaccel = 0;
 		khudfault = 0;
diff --git a/src/k_menu.h b/src/k_menu.h
index 4bbd752c4..06753e754 100644
--- a/src/k_menu.h
+++ b/src/k_menu.h
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ void M_StartTimeAttack(INT32 choice);
 void M_ReplayTimeAttack(INT32 choice);
 void M_HandleStaffReplay(INT32 choice);
 void M_SetGuestReplay(INT32 choice);
+boolean M_TimeAttackInputs (INT32 choice);
 
 // MP selection
 void M_MPOptSelect(INT32 choice);
@@ -1143,6 +1144,14 @@ void M_DrawAddons(void);
 
 #define TILEFLIP_MAX 16
 
+extern struct timeattackmenu_s {
+
+	tic_t ticker;		// How long the menu's been open for
+	tic_t spbflicker;	// used for SPB flicker-in
+
+} timeattackmenu;
+
+
 // Keep track of some pause menu data for visual goodness.
 extern struct challengesmenu_s {
 
diff --git a/src/k_menudraw.c b/src/k_menudraw.c
index 9c3fe3233..6957e4e35 100644
--- a/src/k_menudraw.c
+++ b/src/k_menudraw.c
@@ -2371,6 +2371,26 @@ void M_DrawTimeAttack(void)
 
 		V_DrawRightAlignedString(rightedge-12, timeheight, highlightflags, "BEST TIME:");
 		K_drawKartTimestamp(timerec, 162+t, timeheight+6, 0, 1);
+
+
+
+		const UINT8 anim_duration = 16;
+		const UINT8 anim = (timeattackmenu.ticker % (anim_duration * 2)) < anim_duration;
+
+		INT32 buttonx = 162 + t;
+		INT32 buttony = timeheight;
+
+		if (anim)
+			V_DrawScaledPatch(buttonx + 35, buttony - 3, V_SNAPTOLEFT, W_CachePatchName("TLB_I", PU_CACHE));
+		else
+			V_DrawScaledPatch(buttonx + 35, buttony - 3, V_SNAPTOLEFT, W_CachePatchName("TLB_IB", PU_CACHE));
+
+		if (timeattackmenu.ticker > (timeattackmenu.spbflicker + TICRATE/6) || timeattackmenu.ticker % 2)
+		{
+			if (cv_dummyspbattack.value)
+				V_DrawMappedPatch(buttonx + 7, buttony - 1, 0, W_CachePatchName("K_STKARM", PU_CACHE), R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, SKINCOLOR_RED, GTC_MENUCACHE));
+		}
+
 	}
 	else
 		opty = 80;
diff --git a/src/menus/play-local-race-time-attack.c b/src/menus/play-local-race-time-attack.c
index 406e4aef8..fedb71b35 100644
--- a/src/menus/play-local-race-time-attack.c
+++ b/src/menus/play-local-race-time-attack.c
@@ -17,14 +17,44 @@ static void CV_SPBAttackChanged(void)
 
 consvar_t cv_dummyspbattack = CVAR_INIT ("dummyspbattack", "Off", CV_HIDDEN|CV_CALL, CV_OnOff, CV_SPBAttackChanged);
 
+struct timeattackmenu_s timeattackmenu;
+
+boolean M_TimeAttackInputs(INT32 ch)
+{
+	const UINT8 pid = 0;
+	const boolean buttonR = M_MenuButtonPressed(pid, MBT_R);
+	(void) ch;
+
+	timeattackmenu.ticker++; 
+
+	if (buttonR)
+	{
+		cv_dummyspbattack.value = !(cv_dummyspbattack.value);
+		CV_SPBAttackChanged();
+		timeattackmenu.spbflicker = timeattackmenu.ticker;
+		if (cv_dummyspbattack.value)
+		{
+			S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_s3k9f);
+			S_StopSoundByID(NULL, sfx_s3k92);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_s3k92);
+			S_StopSoundByID(NULL, sfx_s3k9f);
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 // see ta_e
 menuitem_t PLAY_TimeAttack[] =
 {
 	{IT_STRING | IT_SUBMENU, "Replay...", NULL, NULL, {.submenu = &PLAY_TAReplayDef}, 0, 0},
 	{IT_STRING | IT_SUBMENU, "Guest...", NULL, NULL, {.submenu = &PLAY_TAReplayGuestDef}, 0, 0},
 	{IT_STRING | IT_SUBMENU, "Ghosts...", NULL, NULL, {.submenu = &PLAY_TAGhostsDef}, 0, 0},
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR, "SPB Attack", NULL,
-		NULL, {.cvar = &cv_dummyspbattack}, 0, 0},
 	{IT_HEADERTEXT|IT_HEADER, "", NULL, NULL, {NULL}, 0, 0},
 	{IT_STRING | IT_CALL, "Start", NULL, NULL, {.routine = M_StartTimeAttack}, 0, 0},
 };
@@ -42,7 +72,7 @@ menu_t PLAY_TimeAttackDef = {
 	NULL,
 	NULL,
 	NULL,
-	NULL
+	M_TimeAttackInputs
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/p_inter.c b/src/p_inter.c
index f4ce507ac..09036f117 100644
--- a/src/p_inter.c
+++ b/src/p_inter.c
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ static boolean P_KillPlayer(player_t *player, mobj_t *inflictor, mobj_t *source,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!player->exiting && (specialstageinfo.valid == true || modeattacking & ATTACKING_SPB))
+	if ((!player->exiting && specialstageinfo.valid == true) || (modeattacking & ATTACKING_SPB))
 	{
 		player->pflags |= PF_NOCONTEST;
 		P_DoPlayerExit(player);